Phonograph record rack



April 18, 1944.

o. SABIN PHONOGRAPH 'RECORD RACK Filed March 8, 1943 Patented Apr. 18,1944 PHONOGRAPH RECORD RACK Oliver Sabin, New York, N. Y., assignor toPaul Puner, I. R. Gwirtz, and Oliver Sabin, copartners, doing businessas Century Distributors, New York, N. Y.

Application March 8, 1943, Serial No. 478,364

3 Claims.

My invention relates to a rack for phonograph records or for objects ofsimilar shape, and more particularly, to a rack adapted to keep a largenumber of disk-shaped bodies in a position where said bodies arevertically inserted in the rack.

An object of my invention is to provide a rack of this kind which caneasily be transformed from a flat or not bulky condition adapted forshipment or storage into the condition of use, and vice versa.

Other objects are to provide a structure of such a rack which can beeasily, inexpensively and quickly manufactured, assembled anddismounted, which can be made from non-metallic material, which has alow weight and which can be shipped inexpensively.

Further objects are to provide a rack which receives a large number ofrecords or disks, which holds the same safely in verticalpositions'separate from each other, which supports the same at a heightwhere they do not touch the table or bases on which the rack rests, andwhich has a good stability.

One of the main features of my invention is the use of a resilient plateor sheet having a wide area and a relatively small thickness andcontaining slots for the insertion of the rec- Olds or disks. Stillfurther objects are to provide such a plate which can be repeatedly bentfrom a flat condition into a bent condition and vice versa which can bebent and used bent in opposite directions, which acts resiliently orspring-like in either bent condition, and which retains this qualityafter repeated bending operations.

Still other objects are to provide simple and reliable means to holdsaid plate in bent condition and to support the same in a positionadapted to receive the records or disks. Further objects and advantageswill appear from the following description of an exemplifying embodimentof the invention, from the appended claims and from the drawing inwhich:

Figure 1 shows a view of an embodiment of the invention in a conditionadapted for shipment.

Figure 2 shows a view of the same embodiment seen from the right side inFigure 1.

Figure 3 shows a side view of the same embodiment in the condition ofuse with two inserted records.

Figure 4 shows a front view of the embodiment shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 shows a view of the embodiment shown in Figures 3 and 4, seenfrom the upper side.

Referring to the drawing, numeral l indicates a thin plate or sheet madefrom resilient material, preferably from fibre, veneer, pasteboard orany other suitable non-metallic material. A large number of parallelslots 2 are cut through the plate I. The slots 2 end at some distancesfrom two opposite edges of the plate 1 whereby two coherent margins areleft at said edges of the plate. In the shown embodiment, the plate Ihas a rectangular area which is sufiiciently broad for slots 2 ofsuitable length and for marginal parts of suitable width and which issufficiently long for the arrangement of a large number of slots 2 withseparating distances. These slots may run in an oblique direction, butpreferably they are cut in a direction perpendicular to two oppositeedges or the plate I. The number of the slots may be larger than shownin the drawing, their width being shown relatively exaggerated for thesake of clearer representation.

The said marginal parts of the plate I are stiffer than the slotted partof I and may be made still stiffer by affixing a reinforcing or holdingledge or ridge 3 to each of said marginal parts. Preferably, said ledgeis made from wood and has a longitudinal slot 4 at one of its smallersides for the insertion of the marginal part'of I. The part of the plateI which is inserted in said slot 4 of the ledge 3 may be glued to theledge or held by pressure or afiixed by any other suitable means. In theshown embodiment, the ledge 3 covers the edge of the plate I and aportion of the width of the marginal part thereof. If the ledge coversthe entire width of the marginal part, the ledge forms the end of theslots 2. In the latter case, the slots may originally extend throughoutthe plate which, in this case, is divided into a number of strips heldtogether by the ledges which determine the length of the slots 2 and thewidth of the marginal parts.

In the condition of use, the plate l is so bent that that part thereofwhich lies in the middle between said two marginal parts forms a curvedtop, and that the marginal parts or the ledges form lower ends insertedinto slots 6 of bars or crossing ledges 5, preferably made from wood.Each bar 5 extend from one ledge 3 to the other and has two slots 6, onefor each ledge 3. The distance between the two slots 6 of one bar 5 issmaller than the width of the plate I or the distance between the ledges3 whereby the plate can be inserted only in bent position into the slots6, and the bar holds the inserted plate in the bent position.

The slots 6 open to the upper sides of the bars 5. The distance betweenthe openings of two slots of one bar may be smaller than the distancebetween the bottoms of said two slots,-,

that is to say, the slots are cut in directions obliquely spreading tothe lower side whereby the marginal parts of the plate I are held in'oblique directions determining tangents of the curvature of the plate I.

Preferably, the bars 5 arepositioned parallel to each other, their lowersidesforming the bases' of the rack and resting on a tableor on anyother surface supporting the rack, Two bars 5 positioned at the ends ofthe ledges 3 are used in the shown embodiment.

The length of the slots 2 is determined bythe diameter of the disks tobe inserted, the ends of said-'slotain the bent position of the plateLhav ing a distance smaller than the diameter of the 3, 4 and 5, theremaining slots 2 being ready forthe reception of'further records,

Theoriginal' condition of the plate I is flat or even;- When theplate Iis inserted inthe bars 5 as described; the resiliency of the plate tendsto spread'the marginal parts whereby the ledges 3-arepressed'againstthe'outerwalls of the slots G an'd a firm 'gripresults, even ifthe slots 6 are broader than the ledges 3. Repeatedbending of th'eplate' I 'in' the same direction or continual use of theplate bent in the same direction may lead to weakening of thisspring-like quality; and the plate may1not 'return readily into the flatcondition. This' drawback is easily avoided by using the plate'bentalternately in the one or in the opposite direction;

The bars and theplate can be easily separated and" packed or storedwithout requiring much space; for example, in the position shown inFigures 1 and z. If a number of racks is to be packed, the bars of allracks may be arranged in oneflat row, and the plates may be put oneoverthe otherin fiat'positions whereby storage and the'shipment isfacilitated.

I desire it "understood that my invention is not confined to theparticular forms and uses shown and described, the same being merelyillustrative, and that the invention may be carried out in other wayswithout departing from the spirit of my in- Vention as it is obviousthat the embodiments shown and described are only a few of the many thatcan be employed to'attain the objects of my invention,

It should be understood that although I have described the slotted plateI as being made of nonmetallic material, it may nevertheless, in someinstancesbemade of metal or other material havingthe. desiredresiliency.

Having describedirthe nature of my invention, -w-hat I claim and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1.. A rackforphonograph records or the like, comprising a' plateor sheetmade of resilient materialand having two marginal parts at oppositeedges and a plurality of slots cutting said plate and extending frorrrone of 5 said marginal parts to the other, two "ledge'seachof-"which" is*aifixed tooneofsaid marginal par-ts'; and at least one barhavingtwoslots cutinto one-ofitssides, each 01 said latter slots havinga widthlarge enough to grip one of said ledges, the distance betweensaid latter slots being smaller than the-distance between saidledge'swhereby saidbar is adapted allel slots cutting said plate in a directionfrom edges, andatleast'onebar having 'two slotscut into one of itssides, each ofsaid latter slots having-a width large enough to grip oneof said'leclges,

the distance between said latter slots being 0 smaller" than the"distance between said ledges whereby said barisadaptedto'hold-said platein a resilient bent position;

3L phonograph record rack comprisinga resilient normally fiat platehaving-oppositelydis adapted to rernovably*errgage the marginal ends 0of the resilient plate when infiexed position, the

being greater "than' th e 'distancebetween the an gular slots in eachsupporting bar,- whereby the plate "can beheld-fin theflxed conditiombythe 5 bar. OLIVER SABIN;

posed "marginal ends and 'a series ofslots for the reception" ofphonograph records, and supportingbars provided'with an angular slotat'each end,

distance'b'etween the-marginal ends'of the plate

